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NEWS RELEASE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS ************************** Lakers name men’s and women’s basketball assistant coaches SAULT STE.

NEWS RELEASE HOCKEY CANADA *********************** Canada 4 - Russia 2 CANADA OPENS SUPER SERIES WITH 4-2 COMEBACK WIN The Canada/Russia Super Series was created to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, the eight-game series tha

NEWS RELEASE SOO GREYHOUNDS ************************** Hounds announce addition of former Icedogs general manager to scouting staff Training camp rosters Scouting changes Soo Greyhounds General Manager Dave Torrie is pleased to announce that former M

The boys U10 Soccer playoffs were won by Dairy Queen coached by Joey Brunetta and Claude Labine. Dairy Queen went undefeated in the playoffs. They played against Met Energy coached by Peter Lobert and Joe Cruise in the championship.

Canada and Russia will once again be centre stage when they open an eight game series on Monday in Russia. The Canadian team announced on Sunday that London Knights goaltender Steve Mason will be the starting netminder on Monday.

Soo Minor Hockey's "AA" Atom SIS Hydraulic Solutions Spartans hit the ice on Sunday to start the 07-08 season.

****NEWS RELEASE**** Comfortable temperatures and a full racing program entertained the crowd at the Kinross Speedpark this past Friday evening. Many new cars made their first appearance of the season at the Kinross 1/4 mile.

The high school football loop is slowly beginning to open as some teams have announced their tryout schedules. Sir James Dunn will open their tryouts on Monday morning when the juniors take the field at 10 a.m.

Thunderbirds camp in full swing By Brad Coccimiglio While both local triple-A Bantam teams are in the midst of their tryouts, the Soo Thunderbirds roster is slowly coming together as well.

Laird track officials announced a short time ago that races scheduled for tonight have been postponed. They will be made up on Monday night, August 27. Qualifying is set for 6 p.m. while racing action begins at 7 p.m.